Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed concern after figures were disclosed that 23 council staff had been dismissed on disciplinary grounds in the last 6 months. The figures are from an analysis of official council information carried out by the Liberal Democrats.

The Liberal Democrats analysed the in-house audit figures presented to Haringey Council’s Audit and Finance Scrutiny Panel in October.The analysis shows that between 1st April and 30th September, 23 members of staff were sacked, with 42 more receiving warnings, eight of which were final written ones.

According to Lib Dem finance spokesperson, Cllr Stephen Gilbert the amount of dismissals and warnings shows the continuing severe problems with many parts of Haringey Council.

Cllr Gilbert comments:

“Despite paying such high Council Tax, residents in Haringey are continuing to receive poor services. The fact that the council has had to sack so many staff on disciplinary grounds just shows how much work there is still to do to get the council into shape.”